Leadership

Okuma America Promotes Summer Cline To Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Okuma America has promoted Summer Cline to Chief Financial Officer as the machine tool company continues investing in its long-term growth strategy.

Wilton & Bain Appoints Oliver Bentley As Partner In Interim Management Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Wilton & Bain has appointed Oliver Bentley as a Partner within its Interim Management business, where he will focus on senior interim leadership appointments across consumer markets.

Sole Source Capital Appoints Claire Bissot As Chief Human Resources Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Sole Source Capital has appointed Claire Bissot as Chief Human Resources Officer, creating a new executive role focused on talent, leadership and organizational effectiveness across the private equity firm and its portfolio companies.

KeyBank Names Mike Keane As Chief Operating Officer Of Key Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

KeyBank has appointed Mike Keane as Chief Operating Officer of Key Wealth, effective October 1, 2026, bringing in a financial services executive with more than 25 years of experience across wealth management, brokerage and banking.

Haynes Boone Adds Louise Woods As Chair Of International Disputes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Haynes Boone has added Louise Woods as a partner and Chair of International Disputes in its London office, strengthening the firm's international arbitration and energy disputes capabilities.

Morehouse College Names Richard Ammons As Interim Vice President For Institutional Advancement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Morehouse College has appointed Richard Ammons as Interim Vice President of Institutional Advancement as the college enters the final stretch of its $500 million Making Men of Consequence comprehensive fundraising campaign.

Penningtons Manches Cooper Adds Jean-François Le Gal As Partner And Head Of International Arbitration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Penningtons Manches Cooper has appointed Jean-François Le Gal as a partner and head of international arbitration within its commercial dispute resolution team, strengthening the international law firm's cross-border disputes capabilities.

Dentons Adds Ed Hunnisett As London Pensions Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Dentons has recruited Ed Hunnisett as a partner in its Employment and Pensions practice in London, expanding the firm's capabilities as employers and trustees address increasingly complex pension scheme decisions.

Latham & Watkins Adds Greg Van Houten As Insurance Recovery Partner In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Latham & Watkins has added Greg Van Houten as a partner in its Complex Commercial Litigation Practice in Washington, D.C., expanding the firm's insurance recovery capabilities.

Greenberg Traurig Adds Shan Khan As Finance Shareholder In Dallas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Greenberg Traurig has added Shan A. Khan as a shareholder in its Finance Practice in Dallas, continuing the law firm's expansion of its Texas transactional platform. Khan joins Greenberg Traurig from Kirkland & Ellis.

King & Spalding Adds Ted Dillman As Restructuring Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

King & Spalding has added Ted Dillman as a partner in its Finance & Restructuring practice group in New York, continuing the law firm's expansion of its restructuring platform.

Crowell & Moring Adds Lauren Schwartzreich As Partner And Head Of eDiscovery Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Crowell & Moring has added Lauren Schwartzreich as a partner in its Litigation and Trial Group and named her head of the firm's eDiscovery and Information Management practice.

Abry Partners Appoints Yusef Kassim As Head Of Capital Strategy And Investor Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Abry Partners has appointed Yusef Kassim as Head of Capital Strategy and Investor Relations, effective October 1, 2026, strengthening the private equity firm's capital formation and investor engagement capabilities.

Cartiga Appoints Dave Thomas As Chief Growth Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Cartiga has appointed Dave Thomas as Chief Growth Officer, adding an executive with more than 25 years of experience across business development, marketing and talent acquisition to lead growth across the company's legal finance platform.

Conifex Appoints Spencer Bell As CFO And Corporate Secretary

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Conifex Timber has appointed Spencer Bell as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective October 1, 2026, promoting an executive who has held several finance leadership positions within the company since joining in 2021.

Nyxoah Appoints Liam Kelly As CEO, Succeeding Olivier Taelman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Nyxoah has appointed Liam Kelly as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2026, succeeding Olivier Taelman as the medical technology company increases its focus on commercialization in the United States.

Achieve Life Sciences Appoints Benjamin Halladay As CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Achieve Life Sciences has appointed Benjamin Halladay as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 5, 2026, as the late-stage specialty pharmaceutical company prepares for the potential commercialization of cytisinicline.

Vir Biotechnology Appoints Aziz Sawaf As CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Vir Biotechnology has appointed Aziz Sawaf as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 5, 2026, adding a finance executive with more than 20 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience.

Weil Adds David Jansen As Partner In Frankfurt Private Equity Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has announced that Dr. David Jansen will join its Frankfurt office as a partner in the Private Equity practice, expanding the firm's German capabilities across financial regulation, asset management, private equity transactions and secondaries.

Leadership

Okuma America Promotes Summer Cline To Chief Financial Officer

Wilton & Bain Appoints Oliver Bentley As Partner In Interim Management Business

Sole Source Capital Appoints Claire Bissot As Chief Human Resources Officer

KeyBank Names Mike Keane As Chief Operating Officer Of Key Wealth

Haynes Boone Adds Louise Woods As Chair Of International Disputes

Morehouse College Names Richard Ammons As Interim Vice President For Institutional Advancement

Penningtons Manches Cooper Adds Jean-François Le Gal As Partner And Head Of International Arbitration

Dentons Adds Ed Hunnisett As London Pensions Partner

Latham & Watkins Adds Greg Van Houten As Insurance Recovery Partner In Washington, D.C.

Greenberg Traurig Adds Shan Khan As Finance Shareholder In Dallas

King & Spalding Adds Ted Dillman As Restructuring Partner In New York

Crowell & Moring Adds Lauren Schwartzreich As Partner And Head Of eDiscovery Practice

Abry Partners Appoints Yusef Kassim As Head Of Capital Strategy And Investor Relations

Cartiga Appoints Dave Thomas As Chief Growth Officer

Conifex Appoints Spencer Bell As CFO And Corporate Secretary

Nyxoah Appoints Liam Kelly As CEO, Succeeding Olivier Taelman

Achieve Life Sciences Appoints Benjamin Halladay As CFO

Vir Biotechnology Appoints Aziz Sawaf As CFO

Weil Adds David Jansen As Partner In Frankfurt Private Equity Practice

GFL Environmental Appoints Allen Gransch As Chief Operating Officer

NuSummit Appoints Kunal Purohit As Managing Director And CEO

Ashurst Perkins Coie Adds James Burdett As Head Of Investment Funds For Middle East And Africa

Skadden Adds Sam Blake As Infrastructure Investments Partner In London

VSS Capital Partners Appoints Otilia Ciotau As Managing Director Of AI And Value Creation

StepStone Group Appoints Yoshitaka Todoroki As Vice Chairman, Japan

Kleinberg Kaplan Adds Sharon Weinberg Nokes As Partner In New York

Monroe Capital Appoints Simon Wein As Director Of Direct Originations

Linesight Appoints John Butler As CEO

CIFC Asset Management Appoints Nick White As Managing Director To Expand European Business

DTCC Appoints Samir Pandiri As Chief Client Officer